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The Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse will hold its 32nd Annual AMERSA National Conference on November 6-8, 2008, in Washington DC.

The meeting will reflect on AMERSA's interdisciplinary strengths and the commitment to disseminate the latest developments in substance abuse education, prevention, treatment and research that challenge all health care professionals.

Confirmed plenary sessions include:

Carlo DiClemente, PhD and Thaddeus Herzog, PhD in a Spicy Debate - Contemplating Change: The Pros and Cons of the Transtheoretical Model for Understanding Changes in Substance Use

John Rodolico, PhD, Terence Keane, PhD and Susan Storti, PhD, RN in a Plenary Panel Session on Combat Stress and Substance Abuse in the Wake of War

Randolph D. Muck, MEd, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, speaking on Adolescent/Emerging Adults

John Cunningham, PhD, Senior Scientist Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, speaking on the Internet and New Media as Tools to Recovery

Jerome Jaffe, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, will be the recipient of the distinguished John P. McGovern Award

Stephanie O'Malley, PhD, Director, Division of Substance Abuse Research, CMHC, will receive the prestigious Betty Ford Award honoring her valuable contributions to the substance abuse field.

Call for Abstracts now open. Submit abstracts and workshops online by May 15.

For further information, visit www.amersa.org or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Written by Claire Burns
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Australians spend $56 on Drugs, Alcohol and Cigarettes

Written by Jenna Bensoussan
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Hair Analysis: A New Methodology of Addiction Treatment and Drug Rehab Technology

Written by Jenna Bensoussan
Wednesday, 02 April 2008
(PRWEB) G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center in South Florida has a new innovative treatment called hair analysis that is currently being offered. The advent of hair analysis is an individual can be told, down to the molecular level what their body is in need of. However, just knowing that there are deficiencies is not enough. Once these deficiencies are noted, the next step for an individual to take is remedying the current problems through balancing and supplementation. Toxins are present in the air we breathe, in the water drunken on a daily basis, on the streets and in our homes. There are also undesirable components present in the food we eat and the water we drink. A few of these components include things like food preservatives, chemical additives, pesticides. Prescription antibiotics are taken, in some cases, on a daily basis by individuals for whatever reason. The end result is the same, the population as a whole, consumes things that can be detrimental to their health.
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Bush's National Drug Control Strategy

Written by Jenna Bensoussan
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Unveiling his final National Drug Control Strategy, President George Bush cited a long-term decline in adolescent use of illicit drugs and stressed the need for more action to reduce prescription drug abuse and crack down on Internet pharmacies. But critics said Bush's success claims are overblown and that the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) lacks credibility and -- increasingly -- relevance. Drug czar and ONDCP director John Walters said that President Bush's goal of reducing youth drug use by 25 percent over five years has nearly been achieved, with use of illicit drugs down 24 percent among adolescents since 2001. However, while reported use of marijuana, ecstasy and methamphetamine have declined sharply, misuse of prescription medications has risen.
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